Golf bag



Jan. 19 1926 P. s. MCQUIRK GOLF BAG M Filed Juhe 29, 1925' Patented Jan.[19, 1925.

- UNITED STATE 5.. PATENT oF IcE.

P nt s. MOQUIRK, or AUDUBON, IowA.

GOLF BAG.

Application filed June 29, 1925. I Serial' at. 40,345.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHIL S. M QUIRK, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Audubon, in the county ofAudubon and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Golf Bags and I do declare the following to be. a full,clear, and exact description of the, 111VI14 tion, such as will enableothers skilled inthe art to which it appertains'to make and use thesame. i

My invention relates to improvements in golf bags, and one objectthereof is to provide a unique form of closure for the upper end of thebag, including a sleeve to surround the upper portion of said bag, saidabove referred to, may be applied to the.

lower end of the bag when its use is not 'desired at the upper endthereof. 7

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and c'laiined,thc de-' scription beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a golf bag improved in accordance withmy'invention.

Figure 2 is a partial side elevation showing the closure applied tothelower' end of the bag.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the closure detached from the bag.

In the drawing above briefly described,

the numeral 1 designates a conventional golf.

near lts upper end, a staple'below the handle,

bag having the usual carrying handle 2 near its upper end and providedalso with a shoulder strap 3 and a ball pocket 4. The numeral 5designates aclosure for the upper end of the bag 1, said closure havinga downwardly projecting sleeve 6 to surround the upper portion of saidbag. This sleeve is formed with a longitudinal slot 7 to receive thehandle2 and the upper portion of the strap 3, and provision is made forsecuring the sleeve to the bag, at opposite sides of said slot. 'In thepresent showing, links 8 are disposed at the "lower corner portions ofthe sleeve 6, at opposite be opened byv edges of the slot 7 and Ihave'shown these links carried'by the ends of a strap 9 which I issecured to the lower end of said sleeve. The, two links 8 are adaptedfor passage over a staple or the like' lO carried by the bag 1, underthe handle 2, and a padlock 11 is provided for engagement with thesta-pletov eifectievly lock the closure in place upon the bag,preventing unauthon ized persons from opening the latter.

Preferably, whenthe closure is not in use,

the sleeve 6 is placed over the lower end of thebag 1 as shown in'Fig. 2and the staple. 8 ay then be swung overan additional staple 10 ,"andheld in place by the lock 11. -When the device is applied to the baginthis manner, it is not only entirely out of the way, but it forms aneffective reinforcement for the bottom of said bag.

When either applying or "removing the sleevefi, the slot 7 permitsexpansion thereof, so that frictional contact with the bag is relievedand the operation may be easily performed. i Preferably, the leatherwith suitable reinforcing stays, such as those indicated at 12 in dottedlines. is to be understood however that the invention'is, not restrictedto the useof stays, nor to the use of any particular materials.

Iclaimz" u 1 j 1. A golf bag having a carrying handle near itsupper end,a staple below the handle,

aclosure for the upper end of said bag I v so closure is formed ofhaving a downwardly projecting sleeve to I surround the upper portion ofsaid, bag,

said sleeve having a longitudinal slot which opens through its lower endto receive said handle, and a pair of links engaged over the staple forconnecting the edges of said slot with each other under said handle.

2. A golf bag having a carrying handle aclosure for the upper end ofsaid bag having a downwardly projecting sleeve to surroundv the upperportion of said bag, said sleeve having a longitudinal slot whichfixedmy signature. PHIL 'S; MCQUIRK.

